“I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To grow to greenness and renown: And then some day you'll pass my way, See gold and crimson, bell and star, And catch my garden's soul, and say: "How sweet these cottage gardens are!"” WaySoulShowsEarthStarsGrowsWaterSweetEssentialsGardenGoldPlantSeedsMy WayBrownWeedBellsGardeningInchesVowCottagesCrimsonRenown Author:E. Nesbit
“I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed, nothing between me and the white fire of the stars.” EarthStarsDarkWhiteFireBedRiversStonesSeedsRememberedPocketsSkirtsArranging Book:New and selected poems Source: New and selected poems
“Space can be mapped and crossed and occupied without definable limit; but it can never be conquered. When our race has reached its ultimate achievements, and the stars themselves are scattered no more widely than the seed of Adam, even then we shall still be like ants crawling on the face of the Earth. The ants have covered the world, but have they conquered it - for what do their countless colonies know of it, or of each other?” KnowsWorldStillsEarthFacesStarsSpaceRaceLimitsAchievementUltimateSeedsCoveredAdamAntsColonySpace TravelCrawling Author:Arthur C. Clarke
“Solitude delighteth well to feed on many thoughts; There as thou sittest peaceful, communing with fancy, The precious poetry of life shall gild its leaden cares; There, as thou walkest by the sea beneath the gentle stars, Many kindling seeds of good will sprout within thy soul; Thou shalt weep in Solitude,--thou shalt pray in Solitude. Thou shalt sing for joy of heart, and praise the grace of Solitude.” WellsHeartSoulCareJoyStarsGraceSeaPrayingSolitudePraiseSeedsPeacefulGentleFancyGood WillSproutsKindling Author:Martin Farquhar Tupper
“I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow; And then I must scrub and bake and sweep Till the stars are beginning to blink and peep; And the young lie long and dream in their bed.” LongDreamYoungLyingStarsWorkFireBedAgingBlowMotherhoodSeedsDawnBlinkFlicker Book:The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
“O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall— Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the Mother in her need Perchance may one day call.” NeedsMayChildrenStillsMotherFallStarsForgetOne DayBreathsAncientSeedsWanderAliensIslandsSoilBritainTempestAfar Author:William Watson